Yesterday we entered the supermarket and ran straight into a huge improvised table full of small plastic containers with uvas blancas (white grapes). At first, I thought it to be a promotion stunt. Then I remembered our daughter-in-law once told us you had to eat one grape at every beat of the clock at midnight … Read more
What an extraordinary day today. I choose just one photo each day to post, so I could have picked the one in which I am sitting on the beach in a ‘chiringuito‘, enjoying a coffee. But this natural phenomenon was such a surprise to see that it won. We weren’t in the village anymore so … Read more
Finally, after a week of muscle pain in my hips and tushi, I could walk up and down the mountain without groaning! These daily walks are really good for my physical condition. And I am proud of myself that I didn’t let Tom’s illness interfere, but walked anyway. Tom started his walking today after a … Read more
Last winter I didn’t like the number of plastic bottles we bought and threw away. But we did so anyway because of the chlorine in the water. Yikes. This time we took our Brita filter with us. If we have to use ‘normal’ water we filter it 3 times. And here in the cabin, we … Read more
This morning is rainy and grey. So we feel very much back in the Netherlands. Who would have thought we would feel at home in Spain on such short notice. I (Tom) am suffering from the flu. Already four days in a row I can’t get out of bed. Now and again I cough out … Read more
I would never have expected that the drivers in Spain are so willing to stop at a zebra crossing. And they are. In the Netherlands, and maybe in other countries as well, drivers step on the accelerator as soon as they see ones’ intention to cross, but over here they anticipate your crossing even when … Read more
A Christmas Carol This is the blackest Christmas day I ever experienced. All night I was kept awake and haunted by three nightmares, which I so much hoped to have left behind in the Netherlands and which enabled me to leave the Netherlands without even a blink of my eye. Being haunted again I decided … Read more
After the ordering came the Christmas crackers, containing a hat, a riddle, and a little toy. We had a lot of fun with that. Unfortunately, I had to ask if Tom’s food could be a takeaway. He is feeling better than yesterday but wasn’t well enough to join us. ^hm
Coffee and water in the morning sun at ‘our’ terrace. Mmmm, bliss. Getting used to the temperatures and the differences between day and evening, sun and shadow, or outside and air-conditioned shops can be difficult. So unfortunately Tom has the flu now.Let’s hope that my daily sun bath will keep me healthy. ^hm
They did warn us [6] Today it was again a beautiful sunny day. Although a bit windy as you can see in this picture. The young guy tried to fly up to his colleagues. He didn’t succeed. Neither did we, trying to get a NIE number in Spain for the umptieth time. We went to … Read more